I was using my computer the
other day.
I was using my computer in the usual way,
With my hand on the mouse and the mouse on the pad;
Then something happened, something that was really bad.

My cat ate the mouse, but
it's more complicated than that.
Now I can't use my mouse, unless I also use my cat.
Now when we want to play computer games
it's diff'rent at our house.
We all use a cat, where ordinary people use a mouse.

I must call, "Kitty, Kitty,"
and hope she will come,
And using my computer is no longer fun.
It is hard to get Kitty to lie down and rest
And it is harder still to push that cat around on the desk!

Chorus

It is highly inconvenient
for us and for her,
And it's difficult to point and click through all of that fur.
All the same I must say how thankful I am
That she didn't try for bigger prey and swallow the 'RAM'!

Penguins are parading across the snow.
Waddle, waddle, waddle, where will they go?
With a funny hop the penguins stop.
Jump into the water with a belly flop!
After swimming is over everybody goes home.
Side to side they waddle, penguin metronomes.
Ork!

The penguin is a funny bird
who waddles to and fro.
He wears a dinner jacket to play out in the snow.
He cannot sing, he cannot fly, it's really quite absurd.
To think our friend the penguin is even called a bird.
He loves the icy ocean, he loves to dive and swim.
How can he stand the temp'rature? His feathers keep warm in!
He's very good at juggling an egg upon his feet.
I think an expedition would be great so we could meet! Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

I wonder if a penguin has
closets full of clothes,
To be dressed up so finely wherever he may go.
You never see him sloppy, in sweatshirts or blue jeans.
He's always in a suit coat, all pressed and washed and clean.

A very tidy eater our penguin friend must be,
For spots upon his shirt-front is something you won't see.
Perhaps he wears an apron or a bib upon his chest.
Immaculate perfection, he always looks his best.

I wonder if a penguin gets tired of black and white.
I wonder if he ever says, "I'm wearing red tonight!"
But when he checks his closet the choice is very plain.
His options are: wear white and black, or black and white again.

Coconuts, bananas, toothbrush
and pajamas,
Packing for vacation, it is driving me insane.
I have found my teddy, now I know I'm ready.
Check my ticket, look at that! The plane left yesterday! Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

My mother went on vacation
to a warm and sunny land.
She went for some relaxation and ended up in a marimba band.
She plays like this.* She plays like that.*
She plays like this.* I wonder when she's coming back!

My father went on vacation to a cold and windy place.
His beard froze into icicles all hanging down from off his face.
He plays like this. He plays like that.*
He plays like this.* I wonder when he's coming back!

My brother went on vacation to see the African gazelles.
He gave up his occupation to devote himself to playing bells.
He plays like this.* He plays like that.*
He plays like this.* I wonder when he's coming back!

My sister went on vacation to an island in the sun.
She says she'll stay there forever because she's having so much fun!
She plays like this.* She plays like that.*
She plays like this.* I wonder when she's coming back!

I did not have a vacation, they would not let me go.
To fill my time and keep busy, I learned to play the bongos.
I play like this.* I play like that.*
I play like this.* I wish they'd all come back!

I wrote to all my relations who were so far away.
I said, "Please come back and see me, we'll get together and play."
We play like this.* We play like that.*
We play like this.* I'm glad they all came back!

Forty little birdies sittin'
on the wire.
Forty little birdies a-practicing for choir.
Some sing low. Peep, peep, peep.
Some sing higher. Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep.
All of them together sounding mighty pretty,
Singin' in the choir on the telephone wire.

*Improvisational section (Peep, peep, peep, etc.)

Forty little birdies sittin' on the wire.
Forty little birdies, all of them retired.
They don't work. Peep, peep, peep.
They cannot be fired. Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep.
If work is for the birds, oh, what an occupation;
Restin' and retirin' on the telephone wire.

Splashing in the puddles,
running through the raindrops.
Doesn't really matter if it sprinkles or it pours.
I put on my raincoat, go and find some puddles.
Isn't that what rubber boots are for, I ask you?
(Isn't that what rubber boots are for?)

Some folks pout when rainy weather comes their way
And some folks sing, "Rain comme back some other day."
Some folks think their plans are ruined by the rain
But I just say, "I think I'll get my boots"
and I go out to play.
(doot doot doot doot doo doo doo doo)

When we're going swimming in
the days of summer
and a shower comes along, it pays not to forget;
From the sky above or in a lake of water,
Isn't the idea to get wet, I ask you?
(Isn't the idea to get wet?)

Chorus

You can't stop the raindrops
or control the weather.
Don't let rainy weather make you grumpy, sad, or blue.
Get out your umbrella, put on your galoshes.
There is always something you can do, I tell you.
(There is always something you can do.)

Chorus

You can't stop the raindrops or control the weather.
Don't let rainy weather make you grumpy, sad, or blue.
Get out your umbrella, put on your galoshes.
There is always something you can do.
Rainy days don't have to make you blue.
Rainy days, rainy days, rainy days
Don't make me blue. (doot, doo, doot, doo, doot, doot, doot!) Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

We are the children of the world
Ev'ry face is different yet we are all the same.
We have the same hopes and fears
And dreams for the future,
Yes, we are the children,
We are the children of the world.

Yesterday was yours, we have
tomorrow,
But in between we all must share today.
Be careful what you're telling us,
We're learning what you're showing us,
Depending on your guidance to help us on our way,
On our way.

Chorus

Look in our eyes, see all the promise,
We know the future's in our hands.
Give us the courage to face every challenge,
Prepare us to risk, so we'll learn how to fly.
Watch us fly!